ANGEL THOUGHTS The holiday lights at Taal Vista Hotel offer a symbol of hope during the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony: (from left ) Ramon Makilan, Taal Vista Hotel GM; Peggy Angeles, SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. EVP; Marites Castro, Regional OIC of Department of Tourism; and Aniela...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Dec. 9, said that they have recorded 15 volcanic earthquakes in Taal Volcano over the past 24-hour monitoring period. (File Photo / Manila Bulletin) Of this number, 13 are volcanic tremor events having durations of one...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced on Monday, Dec. 6, the arrest of 15 illegal miners inside the Taal Volcano protected area. In a statement, the DENR said the 15 individuals were apprehended for violating Republic Act (RA) No. 11038 or the Expanded National...
A total of 61 volcanic earthquakes have been recorded in Taal Volcano over the past 24-hour monitoring period, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Dec. 2. Of this number, 27 are volcanic tremor events having a duration of two to 24 minutes, 14 are...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) through its Provincial Science and Technology Centre (PSTC) in Batangas continued implementing programs seeking to help the victims of the Taal Volacano eruption get back on their feet....
A total of 27 volcanic earthquakes have been recorded in the Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, Nov. 25. (File Photo / Manila Bulletin) Of these, 23 were volcanic tremor events lasting two to six minutes, three were...
(PHOTO FROM PIXABAY) Short phreatomagmatic bursts and volcanic earthquakes have occurred at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its volcano bulletin on Tuesday, Nov. 23. "Three short-lived phreatomagmatic bursts were recorded...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has observed three short-lived phreatomagmatic bursts at the Taal Volcano's main crater on Monday, Nov. 22. In an advisory issued on Monday evening, Phivolcs said the phreatomagmatic bursts...
Five volcanic earthquakes occurred in Taal Volcano in Batangas in the past 24-hour monitoring period, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Thursday, Nov. 18. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Of the number, a lone volcanic tremor event having duration of two minutes and four...
(PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Two more short-lived phreatomagmatic bursts were recorded at the restive Taal Volcano on Wednesday morning, Nov. 17, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in a volcano advisory. Phivolcs said the bursts occurred at 1:46 a.m. and 2:54 a.m. and...
(PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano had a "short-lived" phreatomagmatic burst, which generated a 2.4-kilometer plume on Monday evening, Nov. 15, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). "A short-lived phreatomagmatic burst was recorded at 11:39 p.m. yesterday (Nov....
(PIXABAY) Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from Taal Volcano have remained high on Saturday, Nov. 13, based on the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology's (Phivolcs) bulletin issued on Sunday, Nov. 14. Phivolcs said Taal's volcanic SO2 emissions averaged 12,260 tons per day on Nov. 13....